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It is largely priorities. Even a decade ago, Arecibo was struggling for its life against newer experiments. Nobody doubts the utility of Arecibo, it is largely
by ISL 9y ago
It is largely priorities. Even a decade ago, Arecibo was struggling for its life against newer experiments. Nobody doubts the utility of Arecibo, it is largely a question of finite resources and prioritization.
I have a soft spot in my heart for Arecibo and many other experiments, so I'm secretly joyful each time it is saved, but it is important that promising young experiments not be starved by established ones without cause.
- mturmon 9y agoYes. For more on this context, see: http://www.nature.com/news/us-struggles-to-offload-telescopes-1.14599 http://www.nature.com/news/us-struggles-to-offload-telescope... In order to bring new telescopes like LSST online, something has to be cut. NSF has tried to offload these older telescopes to consortia of universities who can still use them.